He said that any further delay to Brexit would be "pointless, expensive and deeply corrosive of public trust."

There is "very little appetite" among leaders of other 27 EU members for any further delay, even of "one single day," the prime minister said, urging members of parliament to "get Brexit done."

Even if he is compelled under the Benn Act to write a letter requesting an extension, he will never believe that delay is a good idea, the prime minister said, adding that it's time to get this thing done "to end this debilitating feud."

"Let's go for a deal which can heal this country," he added. "A deal that allows us to express our confidence in our own democratic institutions, to determine our own laws, to believe in ourselves once again."

In response, Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the opposition Labour Party, said the deal is "worse than the old one," referring the previous deal agreed on between Brussels and London when Theresa May was the prime minister.

"This deal risks people's jobs, rights at work, our environment and our NHS (national health service)," he said. "We must be honest about what this deal means for people's jobs."

"It leaves us without a customs union which will damage industries all across this country," he said. "Thousands of British jobs depend on a strong manufacturing sector, a vote for this deal would be a vote to cut manufacturing jobs all across this country."

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